NEWS: Echosmith Featured as MTV "Artist To Watch," Break Through at Top 40 and Hot AC Radio
July 2, 2014 - Alt-pop breakout band Echosmith are MTV's latest "Artist to Watch," joining the ranks of artists like HAIM and Lorde to be featured as such. MTV describes Echosmith's music as "songs that feel lightweight and summery, the ideal indie pop jams for when you're cruising around without a care in the world, or getting ready to go out with your friends." The campaign launched this week and continues on-air and online through July 13th. You can read the full feature on Echosmith here, as well as watch their exclusive performances for MTV below.
Exclusive "Artist to Watch" Performance of "Cool Kids" and "Nothing's Wrong": http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/1057419/cool-kids-artist-to-watch.jhtml#id=1728650
Echosmith's hit single "Cool Kids", from debut album Talking Dreams released last fall via Warner Bros. Records, continues to grow and gain momentum, just this week breaking into Top 40 radio airplay and currently holding the #36 spot for most spins, while at Hot AC it currently sits at #34* and will officially impact on Monday. The video for "Cool Kids" is approaching 2 million views on YouTube, and the LA siblings also made their late night debut performing the song last month on Conan.
Watch/Share Echosmith on Conan: http://teamcoco.com/video/echosmith-cool-kids-06-05-14
2014 has yet to slow down for Echosmith. Most recently, they were featured on the fourth season of MTV's hit series Awkward, having their music showcased throughout and culminating with the band at the centerpiece of a storyline. Echosmith is also currently in the middle of their second run on Warped Tour, this time as one of the most anticipated acts of the tour. Alternative Press featured Sydney on the cover of their Warped Tour issue, while major local outlets like Portland Tribune and San Francisco Examiner have all highlighted the band as a "must-see act." A full list of upcoming tour dates is below.
The Sierota siblings - Jamie (vocals/guitar), Sydney (vocals/keyboard), Noah(vocals/bass), and Graham (drums) - grew up in a musical household and shared a love for playing instruments and listening to bands as varied as Coldplay, The Smiths, and Fleetwood Mac. Those influences have yielded the melody-minded, New Wave-influenced sound of Talking Dreams, which was produced by Mike Elizondo (Tegan & Sara, Regina Spektor) and has earned rave reviews, with Nylon warning, "HAIM might be front and center in terms of the whole 'family band' category, but these sisters better watch out because there's another crew of California siblings about to take over."
ECHOSMITH TOUR DATES:
07/03 Orlando, FL WXXL Radio Show
07/04 Los Angeles, CA KYSR Radio Show
07/05 Toronto, Canada Parc Jean-Drapeau
07/06 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Park Parking Lots
07/08 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07/09 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion @ Montage Mountain
07/10 Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
07/11 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/12 Wantagh, NY Nikon At Jones Beach Theater
07/13 Hartford, CT Xfinity Theater
07/15 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
07/16 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
07/17 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
07/18 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
07/19 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
07/20 Shakopee, MN Canterbury Park
07/22 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/23 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
07/24 Atlanta, GA Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
07/25 St. Petersburg, FL Vinoy Park
07/26 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
07/27 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
07/28 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
07/29 Nashville, TN Tennessee State Fairgrounds
07/30 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
07/31 Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
08/02 Salt Lake City, UT Utah State Fairpark
08/03 Denver, CO Sports Authority Field @ Mile High
